AAV Thai AirAsia to begin major push to lure back tourists – Thai AirAsia is preparing to work with the AirAsia network regionally to promote Thailand more aggressively to revive a stable flow of foreign tourists into the Kingdom after it was hit by prolonged political turmoil, while in the process meeting its cabin-factor projection […]

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We have an interesting few weeks coming up with politics in Thailand: Yingluck has been given a 15-day reprieve by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), so by the 29th March she will have to present her defence and then the NACC will conclude an impeachment case -> nothing positive out of this for her. The […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 115 mn AMATA – Director buys THB 29.6 mn near the bottom the stock price in the past month STPI – Owner buys THB 67 mn also near the bottom for the stock price in the past month Sell(s) THB 180 mn MEGA – Continued selling by management/directors, this time THB […]

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ANAN ANAN expects to report Bt1.5bn in revenues in 1Q14, a 50% increase YoY, supported by booking revenue from its condo, Ideo Mobi 4. (Khao Hoon, 17/03/14) AOT Phase 2 to move as planned — AOT says that Phase 2 of Suvarnabhumi airport worth Bt62.50bn will go as planned. It will draft the TOR this […]

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Over the past 2 weeks we’ve attended numerous AGM’s and EGM’s and what I don’t quite understand is why some investors have to stand up and complain like whiny children about a company’s performance. If you don’t like a company/a stock, just sell it, that’s the beauty of investing its a real time beauty contest. […]

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S. Khonkaen Food Plc (SORKON) is a major producer of Thai-style sausages and dried, shredded pork. In recent years the SET-listed company has branched out into food retailing and restaurants and is also pursuing other market opportunities. Chief executive Charoen Rujirasopon discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. Northeastern and Thai-Chinese dishes have broad appeal, says […]

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Thailand  Thai drought’s wide-ranging effects – Severe drought will probably weaken Thai agriculture for another year, and the phenomenon could derail growth of the country’s farm economy. (Bangkok Post, 10/03/14) Government proposing to borrow from disaster fund — According to several sources from Ministry of Finance, the government has submitted a loan proposal to borrow […]

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CKP CKP revises revenue growth this year to 30% from 20%. The revision came as the company expects to book full-year revenue from its BIG1 plant. CKP will invest more than Bt22bn over the next three years in BIC2 and Nam Bak. It is also undertaking a study on solar farms in eight different places. […]

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EA EA expects net profit this year to grow by more than 150% from Bt267mn last year driven by a full year of revenue from its new solar power plant in Nakorn Sawan of more than Bt1.2bn. It also said earnings in 1Q14 will continue to grow strongly. (Khao Hoon, 13/03/14) Comment: We think the […]

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